Benefits of Interstate Highways
Author | : United States. Federal Highway Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Roads |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : United States. Federal Highway Administration |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Roads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Roads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Roads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Wendell Cox |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 1998-05 |
Genre | : Express highways |
ISBN | : 0788141864 |
Without a first class system of interstate highways, life in America would be far different -- it would be more risky, less prosperous, & lacking in the efficiency & comfort that Americans now enjoy & take for granted. The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate & Defense Highways, in place & celebrating its 40th anniversary, must surely be the best investment a nation ever made. Consider this: it has saved the lives of at least 187,000 people; it has prevented injuries to nearly 12 million people; it has returned more that $6 in economic productivity for each $1 it cost, & much more. Photos. Charts & tables.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Roads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Don Winkelman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : Express highways |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : Aashto |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Express highways |
ISBN | : |
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2006-01-22 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0309100887 |
All phases of road developmentâ€"from construction and use by vehicles to maintenanceâ€"affect physical and chemical soil conditions, water flow, and air and water quality, as well as plants and animals. Roads and traffic can alter wildlife habitat, cause vehicle-related mortality, impede animal migration, and disperse nonnative pest species of plants and animals. Integrating environmental considerations into all phases of transportation is an important, evolving process. The increasing awareness of environmental issues has made road development more complex and controversial. Over the past two decades, the Federal Highway Administration and state transportation agencies have increasingly recognized the importance of the effects of transportation on the natural environment. This report provides guidance on ways to reconcile the different goals of road development and environmental conservation. It identifies the ecological effects of roads that can be evaluated in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of roads and offers several recommendations to help better understand and manage ecological impacts of paved roads.
Author | : United States. Federal Highway Administration. Socio-Economic Studies Division |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Clinical psychology |
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Author | : Robert W. Poole |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2018-08-03 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 022655760X |
A transportation expert makes a provocative case for changing the nation’s approach to highways, offering “bold, innovative thinking on infrastructure” (Rick Geddes, Cornell University). Americans spend hours every day sitting in traffic. And the roads they idle on are often rough and potholed, with exits, tunnels, guardrails, and bridges in terrible disrepair. According to transportation expert Robert Poole, this congestion and deterioration are outcomes of the way America manages its highways. Our twentieth-century model overly politicizes highway investment decisions, short-changing maintenance and often investing in projects whose costs exceed their benefits. In Rethinking America’s Highways, Poole examines how our current model of state-owned highways came about and why it is failing to satisfy its customers. He argues for a new model that treats highways themselves as public utilities—like electricity, telephones, and water supply. If highways were provided commercially, Poole argues, people would pay for highways based on how much they used, and the companies would issue revenue bonds to invest in facilities people were willing to pay for. Arguing for highway investments to be motivated by economic rather than political factors, this book makes a carefully-reasoned and well-documented case for a new approach to highways.